Thread: What is this?

Not sure if this is the right section, but could someone tell me what this was used for?

Quoting the seller: "I will go out on a limb here, To the best of my knowledge, This item was used by a barber when giving a shave, although there is no barbers brush with it, I belive it was used to hold shaving cream and then taken of with a brush and applied to the face. this item is all wood shaped like a spatula flat on one side and has ridges on the other. It measures 9.25 inches long."

Thanks in advance!

~Chris

I think I saw something like this long ago where it was claimed that a pair of these were used to roll butter balls for fancy dinners. Dip the paddles in ice water and roll a dab of butter between them until it was spherical. It may make more sense than it being a magical tonsorial device.

There is a paddle-and-anvil technique in pottery, were a device like this is used to beat things into shape or onto a hump mould.
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oskar

It's called a butter paddle.

well, crap. it's not even related to shaving!

I'm in this "vintage/antique, wanna do it like they used to in the olden days" mode.

But I suppose you could use it like a plaster Hawk to hold your shave cream and then float it onto your face. Hey, why not?



Scott

No expert but I think I used somethign like it when I was canoeing once

To me it looks like a tool that is used to put ridges on Gnocchi. My Mom used to use one. Except all of the 'ridgers' that I've seen are not stained or lacquered.

http://www.bookofjoe.com/2006/09/gnocchi_ridger.html

Lather hawk - I like that

I thought the ridges in gnocchi were made with a fork (but you have to excuse my ignorance here as I'm of Norwegian ancestry). Need to know anything about lefsa?

Looks like a paddle my shop teacher used in school for swatting.